This Gil Evans arrangement was part of a series of compositions based on classical themes written in 1947 for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra. The Troubador, from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an
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Of all Benny Carter's small-group charts and big-band compositions, few live up to this one! Written for and recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their 1961 release The Legend, it smokes right off the
Wynton says, "When putting together this interpretation of We Three Kings, I had the traditional New Orleans ensemble in mind. But here the clarinet is replaced by the soprano sax. So the trumpet
Here is one of the classics of the swing era! Composed and arranged by Sy Oliver in 1942 for the Tommy Dorsey band, this was written to showcase Dorsey on trombone, Jimmy Dorsey on clarinet, and
This arrangement of the standard What's New? was performed by Terry Gibbs in Germany in 1997 with the Rias Big Band. This lovely ballad setting features vibraphone throughout. Ranges: trumpet 1 D6;